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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364586 | C3 exoenzyme-coated stents and uses thereof for treating and preventing restenosis This invention provides a stent for implantation in a blood vessel or other tissue, wherein the stent is coated with or contains C3 exoenzyme, a chimeric version thereof or an inhibitor of RhoA. This invention also provides a method for treating or inhibiting the on... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7301001 | Bioabsorbable, biobeneficial polyester polymers for stent coatings This disclosure covers polymers, some of which are useful in medical device applications. Some of these medical devices are implantable within a mammalian body, such as in a body lumen. The copolymers comprise at least one alcoholic moiety derived from a diol, triol... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282221 | Antiviral product, use and formulation thereof An antiviral product is comprised of at least three dosages forms, each of which has a different release profile, with the Cmax for the antiviral product being reached in less than about twelve hours. In one embodiment, there is an immediate release dosag... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7241284 | Method of inhibiting restenosis A method of inhibiting restenosis is disclosed. The method includes reducing contaminants during manufacturing of angioplasty devices and during angioplasty procedures. An angioplasty device is preferably examined for contaminants prior to the angioplasty procedure,... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220276 | Endovascular graft coatings An endovascular graft, having both an expandable stent portion and a stent cover portion positioned, the graft itself and/or a stent cover-portion coated with a bioactive agent adapted to promote initial thrombus formation, preferably followed by long term fibrous t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198675 | Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. A method supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is also provided. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175658 | Artificial vascular grafts, their construction and use The present invention relates to artificial vascular grafts, methods for manufacturing and uses for them. The grafts are coated on their lumen with UP50. The grafts comprise an inner surface on which cells genetically altered to express or over-express one or more c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7122204 | Antibiotic composition with inhibitor Antibiotic composition having four dosage forms with different release profiles providing for initial release of a beta lactam antibiotic followed by release of a beta-lactamase inhibitor, followed by release of the antibiotic followed by release of the inhibitor. I... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7094256 | Coatings for implantable medical device containing polycationic peptides Coatings for implantable medical devices and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. The coatings include carboxylated acrylates and polycationic peptides, for example R7. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070607 | Bioabsorbable polymeric implants and a method of using the same to create occlusions A new embolic agent, bioabsorbable polymeric material (BPM) is incorporated to a Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) to improve long-term anatomic results in the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The embolic agent, comprised at least in part of at least ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7037332 | Medical device with coating that promotes endothelial cell adherence A medical device coated with one or more antibodies and one or more layers of a matrix is disclosed. The antibodies or fragments thereof react with an endothelial cell surface antigen. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for producing the medical device. The... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6972054 | Coupling device for a stent support fixture A coupling device to connect a stent support fixture to a processing apparatus is provided. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955723 | Mandrel for supporting a stent and method of using the mandrel to coat a stent A device for supporting a stent is disclosed. The device includes a mandrel and a gear. The gear allows for rotation of the stent during a coating process. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6638520 | Structures and methods for promoting vascularization One aspect of the present invention provides implantable medical devices that comprise: (a) a device body; and (b) a surface layer attached to at least a portion of the device body, the surface layer comprising: (1) a surface layer body that defines an in... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6605115 | Method and composition for inhibiting cardiovascular cell proliferation Cardiovascular cell proliferation in a blood vessel subjected to trauma, such as angioplasty, vascular graft, anastomosis, or organ transplant, can be inhibited by contacting the vessel with a polymer consisting of from 6 to about 30 amino acid subunits, ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6579322 | Biomedical material for improving the adhesion and proliferation of cells and a modified artificial vessel A novel biomedical material, which is characterized by coating a genetically engineered CBD-RGD peptide layer on the surface of a biomedical material consisting of PU to improve the attachment of tissue cells, such as fibroblasts, epithelial cells and end... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6565659 | Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent A stent mounting device and a method of coating a stent using the device are provided.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6527863 | Support device for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent A support device for a stent and a method of coating a stent using the device are provided.... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6410044 | Crosslinkable macromers A crosslinkable macromer system and related methods of preparing the system and using the system in the form of a crosslinked matrix between a tissue site and an implant article such as a tissue implant or on the porous surface of a prosthetic device. The... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6368347 | Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene vascular graft with coating A vascular graft comprised of a tubular polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) sheet. The ePTFE sheet has a substantially uniform coating of bioresorbable gel material on an outer surface. The coating minimizes bleeding through suture holes in the ePTFE sheet an... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6193749 | Calcification-resistant biomaterials In general, the invention features a bioprosthetic article including a biocompatible material having at least one bound exogenous storage structure, the storage structure having a quantity of calcification inhibitors releasably bound thereto. The storage ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5891192 | Ion-implanted protein-coated intralumenal implants Ion-implanted protein-coated occlusion coils are described which have essentially the same dimensions as untreated coils and exhibit altered surface properties, e.g., thrombogenicity, endothelial cellular migration and adhesion, relative to untreated coil... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5591227 | Drug eluting stent An intraluminal stent comprising fibrin and an elutable drug is capable of providing a treatment of restenosis.... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5591224 | Bioelastomeric stent An bioelastomeric intraluminal stent comprising fibrin and elastin is capable of providing a treatment of restenosis.... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5591225 | Composite artificial blood vessel An artificial blood vessel comprising a tube of a porous synthetic polymer on a surface of which a protein or a peptide having cell adhesion and growth functions is covalently bonded through hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, epoxy groups or amino groups. ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5584877 | Antibacterial vascular prosthesis and surgical suture An antibacterial vascular prosthesis obtained by winding a tube, fiber or sheet formed from a polymeric material and combined with an antibacterial substance on the outer surface of a vascular prosthesis composed of a tubular porous body formed of a synth... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5578073 | Thromboresistant surface treatment for biomaterials A biomaterial with a thromboresistant surface and a method for forming same are provided. The thromboresistant surface is comprised of a distinct coating layer of a chitosan-based membrane and a biologically active material. The biologically active materi... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5554182 | Method for preventing restenosis An intraluminal stent comprising fibrin and heparin is capable of providing a treatment of restenosis.... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5549664 | Artificial blood vessel An artificial blood vessel which has excellent long-term patency and can be used stably in a living body for a long time. The artificial blood vessel has improved durability under pulsation and can withstand puncturing. The artificial blood vessel is made... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5383928 | Stent sheath for local drug delivery This invention provides a sheath for encompassing at least a portion of a stent to locally deliver a drug to an arterial wall or lumen into which the stent has been inserted, comprising a polymer and a drug incorporated within the polymer, the polymer she... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5370681 | Polyumenal implantable organ A polylumenal implantable device comprises a body defining a plurality of capillary lumina. The prosthetic device is suitable for implantation in a patient as an arterial or venous bypass graft or shunt, or intra-organ implant as well as other purposes. T... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5336256 | Elastomeric polypeptides as vascular prosthetic materials A vascular prosthetic material having at least one layer containing an elastomeric material capable of reversibly contracting and relaxing by an inverse temperature transition. The vascular prosthetic material matches the compliance and elasticity of vess... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5236447 | Artificial tubular organ An artificial tubular organ composed of a tubular supporting frame made of a plastic material which is provided on at least one surface therefore with a medical prosthetic material. The supporting frame is composed of a plurality of ring portions arranged... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5211657 | Laminin a chain deduced amino acid sequence, expression vectors and active synthetic peptides The present invention relates to peptides and derivatives thereof having laminin-like activity. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these peptides, to antibodies effective against these peptides, and to vectors containi... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5152784 | Prosthetic devices coated with a polypeptide with type IV collagen activity A polypeptide having the following formula is provided: gly-glu-phe-tyr-phe-asp-leu-arg-leu-lys-gly-asp-lys which can bind heparin and promote cellular adhesion. Medical devices such as prosthetic implants, percutaneous devices and cell culture substrates... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5064430 | Polynonapeptide bioelastomers having an increased elastic modulus A polynonapeptide of the formula: --X--(ଲγδ&3xb5;θλπ.rho.)n Y-- wherein: is a peptide-forming residue of L-Valine or another peptide-forming residue capable of functioning in position i of a ଲ-turn in a polypepti... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5007925 | Prosthetic devices coated with polypeptides with type IV collagen activity A composition which can bind heparin and promote cellular adhesion is provided which consists essentially of a polypeptide of the formula: met-phe-lys-lys-pro-thr-pro-ser-thr-leu-lys-ala-gly-glu-leu-arg, thr-ala-gly-ser-cys-leu-arg-lys-phe-ser-thr met, asn-pro-leu-... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4960423 | Method of enhancing the attachment of endothelial cells on a matrix and vascular prosthesis with enhanced anti-thrombogenic characteristics The attachment and growth of endothelial cells on the luminal surface of a vascular prosthesis are enhanced by coating the luminal surface of the vascular prosthesis with peptide derived from elastin. The resultant vascular prosthesis, which may be seeded... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4879135 | Drug bonded prosthesis and process for producing same There is disclosed an improved prosthesis coated, respectively, with an anionic surfactant, a drug such as an antibiotic and/or antithrombotic agent. Optionally, the coated prosthesis may be treated with an ion exchange compound, to remove un-drug bound a... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4870160 | Polypeptides with laminin activity A composition which can bind heparin and promote cellular adhesion is provided which consists essentially of a polypeptide of the formula: This invention was made with Government support under contract number CA 29995 by the U.S. The Government has certain rig... | 09/26/1989 |
